An award-winning documentary entitled "Follow the Money" produced by the Blackwell Corporation and aired nationwide on 12 July 1989 on PBS provided compelling evidence of how, for example, East Germany's Foreign Trade Bank played a key role in the financing of a terrorist attack on U.S. nationals.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Reserves need to be large enough to draw upon if foreign-currency financing suddenly dries up, and to ensure that trade flows smoothly.

ECONOMIST: Global economic imbalances